Editor’s note: Welcome to the 62nd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

One of the last steps in many a brownstone renovation is to apply several thin layers of plaster to the walls to achieve a satiny, smooth finish, also known as a skim coat. But tinted plaster walls ...

I would like to texture the walls of a guest bathroom and need some direction. The look I am after is a very thick texture, not the regular texture that can be applied with a sponge or a pressure gun.

A gel-like gold glaze is troweled over the first plaster coat in random patches. Dear Debbie: I would like to texture a guest bathroom walls and need some direction. The look I am after is a very ...